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ASTM A203 Steel vs. S82441 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A203 steel and S82441 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is S82441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 26
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 370
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 390
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4 to 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5 to 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2 to 4.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6 to 1.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21 to 23
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 50 to 52
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
21