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ASTM A232 Spring Steel vs. N08810 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A232 spring steel and N08810 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 A232 spring steel and the bottom bar is N08810 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1040
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1090
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1790
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1610
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.7
39.5 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0