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ASTM A372 Grade G Steel vs. S34565 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade G steel and S34565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 A372 grade G steel and the bottom bar is S34565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.65
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 98.4
43.2 to 51.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010