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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both S45503 stainless steel and ASTM A588 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 A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 410 to 500
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 800
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 940 to 1070
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1700
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410 to 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 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 110
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
16