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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A231 Spring Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and ASTM A231 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A231 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
1000
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
1080
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
1570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3