SAE-AISI P21 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F11 Class 1
Both SAE-AISI P21 steel and ASTM A182 grade F11 class 1 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P21 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F11 class 1.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1130 | |
470 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.9 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.0 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
2.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 62 | |
52 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.22 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 1.1 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 94.2 | |
96 to 97.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.72 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.44 to 0.65 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 |