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ASTM A204 Steel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A204 steel and S46910 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
270 to 630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 22
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 220
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 360
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 95
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 290
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
23 to 84

Comparable Variants