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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
180 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
280 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
220 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 14