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ASTM A299 Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A299 steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 A299 steel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 22
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 250
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 620
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 360
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 350
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
15