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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A242 HSLA Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and ASTM A242 HSLA steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A242 HSLA steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.45
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
98.2 to 99.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.050