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ASTM A225 Steel vs. S44627 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A225 steel and S44627 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A225 steel and the bottom bar is S44627 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 23
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 390
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 520
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 830
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 550
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24 to 25
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 820
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 24
16