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ASTM A209 Steel vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A209 steel and S30415 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A209 steel and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 200
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 77 to 81
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 310
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 250
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1 to 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 170
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
15