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S17700 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both S17700 stainless steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 S17700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 430
190 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 23
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 560
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 740 to 940
390 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1650
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1210
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 210
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3750
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 59
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
21 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 54
18 to 24

Comparable Variants