ASTM A225 Steel vs. S36200 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A225 steel and S36200 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A225 steel and the bottom bar is S36200 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 23 | |
3.4 to 4.6 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 390 | |
450 to 570 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 520 | |
680 to 810 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 830 | |
1180 to 1410 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
960 to 1240 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
820 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
2.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 to 25 | |
40 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 170 | |
46 to 51 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 580 to 820 | |
2380 to 3930 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 29 | |
42 to 50 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 25 | |
32 to 36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 24 | |
40 to 48 |