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ASTM A372 Grade H Steel vs. S44627 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade H steel and S44627 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 H steel and the bottom bar is S44627 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.65
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
69.2 to 74.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020