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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
180 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 650
280 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
220 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
8.1 to 8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
12 to 14