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ASTM A372 Grade E Steel vs. S44735 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade E steel and S44735 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade E steel and the bottom bar is S44735 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.3
60.7 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
3.6 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0