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S13800 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both S13800 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S13800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 480
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 870
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 62
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1730
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1580
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1090 to 5490
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 61
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 41
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 58
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 12.3 to 13.2
0.4 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.3
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.030