ASTM A572 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A572 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
410 to 500 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
4.6 to 6.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
710 to 800 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
75 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
940 to 1070 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
1610 to 1850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
1430 to 1700 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
760 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
82 to 110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
57 to 65 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
39 to 43 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
56 to 64 |