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ASTM A209 Steel vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A209 steel and S13800 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A209 steel and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 150
290 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 200
410 to 870
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 310
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 250
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1 to 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 170
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
33 to 58