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S44627 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both S44627 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S44627 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
49

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27.5
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 74.2
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030