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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade C Steel

Both S32615 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade C steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
97.5 to 99.85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010