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AISI 308 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both AISI 308 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.4 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 71
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030