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S32760 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A572 Steel

Both S32760 stainless steel and ASTM A572 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32760 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
18 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
300 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
470 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
330 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2 to 8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930
290 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 18