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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A36 Carbon Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and ASTM A36 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
99.25 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050