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S35500 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel

Both S35500 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S35500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690 to 730
190 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 810 to 910
300 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1330 to 1490
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1200 to 1280
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3610 to 4100
180 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 53
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 37
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 49
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 77.7
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.2
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants