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S33228 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both S33228 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. They have 41% 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 S33228 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
49

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.025
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Cerium (Ce), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0.4 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 36.5 to 42.3
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030