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ASTM A231 Spring Steel vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A231 spring steel and S28200 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A231 spring steel and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1000
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1080
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1790
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
57.7 to 64.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0