ASTM A209 Steel vs. S17600 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A209 steel and S17600 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 S17600 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 150 | |
270 to 410 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
8.6 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 200 | |
300 to 680 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 310 | |
560 to 880 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
940 to 1490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 250 | |
580 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
890 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
15 |
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 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
70 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
850 to 4390 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
34 to 54 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
28 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
4.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
31 to 50 |