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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

Both S38100 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 8 are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15