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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 6

Both S32550 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 6 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 6.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030