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S33425 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel

Both S33425 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33425 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
300 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
470 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
260 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 47.2 to 56.7
97 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0