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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both S32101 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 490
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
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 2.5
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 38
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
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