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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade K Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade K steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 A372 grade K steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.4
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
1.0 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
93.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
2.0 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010