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ASTM A231 Spring Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A231 spring steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A231 spring steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1000
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 1080
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1790
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.013
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0