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ASTM A588 Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A588 steel and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 A588 steel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 2.5
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 50 to 51
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17