AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A210 Steel
Both AISI 431 stainless steel and ASTM A210 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 250 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 17 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 430 to 610 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 840 | |
| 320 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1380 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 710 to 1040 | |
| 290 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1460 to 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 52 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 8.0 to 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1270 to 2770 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 50 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.0 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 15 to 17 |