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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade L Steel

Both S21800 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade L steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade L steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
2890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
95.2 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010