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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel

Both S39274 stainless steel and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
490 to 550
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
710 to 790
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
1020 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1690 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
1100 to 1230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
3260 to 4080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
60 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
40 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
54 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.55 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
97.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0