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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A203 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and ASTM A203 steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
22 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
290 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
410
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 19
3.2 to 4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.6 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
21 to 23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50 to 52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
230 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 17