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ASTM A229 Spring Steel vs. AISI 430FSe Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A229 spring steel and AISI 430FSe stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A229 spring steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430FSe stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 490 to 550
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 790
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1020 to 1140
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1890
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1100 to 1230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3260 to 4080
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 67
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 54 to 60
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.85
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 99
79.5 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.2
0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060