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ASTM A231 Spring Steel vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A231 spring steel and S17600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 A231 spring steel and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
270 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1000
300 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
28 to 50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 1080
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1790
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
70 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
16 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
71.3 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0