ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and N08020 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 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 2 steel and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 15 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 250 | |
| 210 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 350 | |
| 380 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 550 | |
| 610 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 350 | |
| 270 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 1.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 92 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.4 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
| 83 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 320 | |
| 180 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.21 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.3 | |
| 29.9 to 44 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.55 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |