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S32001 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both S32001 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32001 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 450
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 75.5
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025