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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

Both S32053 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 8 are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15