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S44735 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel

Both S44735 stainless steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44735 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16