S36200 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Both S36200 stainless steel and ASTM A302 alloy steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 S36200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 4.6 | |
20 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 450 to 570 | |
250 to 280 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 680 to 810 | |
370 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1180 to 1410 | |
590 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 960 to 1240 | |
350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 820 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
39 to 51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
7.2 to 7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
8.2 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
2.4 to 3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 to 7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
1.5 to 1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
20 to 21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 46 to 51 | |
110 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2380 to 3930 | |
330 to 410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 42 to 50 | |
21 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 36 | |
20 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
10 to 14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 to 48 | |
17 to 18 |