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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16