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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. S33425 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and S33425 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and the bottom bar is S33425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 310
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
47.2 to 56.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 23
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.040
0