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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and S33228 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 A387 grade 9 steel and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 310
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
26 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
36.5 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.040
0