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ASTM A356 Grade 2 vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 2 and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 2 and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.55
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 28
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 0.010