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ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1 vs. AISI 316H Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and AISI 316H stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and the bottom bar is AISI 316H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.1
62.1 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030