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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both S45503 stainless steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 410 to 500
190 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 800
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 940 to 1070
390 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1700
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 110
120 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
21 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
18 to 24

Comparable Variants