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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 A387 grade 5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
510
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025