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ASTM A209 Steel vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A209 steel and S35500 stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 ASTM A209 steel and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 200
690 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 310
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 250
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1 to 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 170
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
44 to 49

Comparable Variants