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S24000 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade C Steel

Both S24000 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade C steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S24000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 69
97.5 to 99.85
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010