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S24000 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both S24000 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 S24000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
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 12
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16