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ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and N08135 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
30.2 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8