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ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A227 spring steel and S82012 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 A227 spring steel and the bottom bar is S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 900 to 1160
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 1030 to 1330
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1720 to 2220
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1850
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 260
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61 to 79
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55 to 71
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.85
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.1
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050