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AISI 309 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A231 Spring Steel

Both AISI 309 stainless steel and ASTM A231 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 309 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A231 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 47
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 280
1000
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
1080
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
1570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
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 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 230
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 66
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
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