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ASTM A356 Grade 2 vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 2 and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 2 and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.55
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5