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ASTM A356 Grade 2 vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 2 and S42035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 A356 grade 2 and the bottom bar is S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
810
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
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.55
78.1 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5