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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

Both S30600 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 9 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
95.2 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35