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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel

Both S45503 stainless steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 410 to 500
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 800
180 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 940 to 1070
280 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1700
220 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 110
120 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
16 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
12 to 14