ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and AISI 303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 170 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 40 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 230 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 390 | |
| 430 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 600 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 230 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.1 | |
| 18 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 130 | |
| 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 320 | |
| 140 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.6 | |
| 67.3 to 74.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |