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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 10 and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.9
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030