ASTM A572 Steel vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and AISI 204 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A572 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
210 to 330 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
23 to 39 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
320 to 720 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
500 to 700 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
730 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
380 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
850 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
2.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
35 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
240 to 250 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
360 to 2940 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
27 to 40 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
24 to 31 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
16 to 24 |