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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A204 Steel

Both S32654 stainless steel and ASTM A204 steel are iron alloys. 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A204 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
18 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
200 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 590
330 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
290 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
90 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
220 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 17