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S34565 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade K Steel

Both S34565 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade K steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S34565 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade K steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
4.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 47
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
1.0 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 43.2 to 51.6
93.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 18
2.0 to 3.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010