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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel

Both S32950 stainless steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
180 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
280 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
220 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1 to 8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 14