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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A232 Spring Steel

Both S44800 stainless steel and ASTM A232 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A232 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
1040
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 45
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
1610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
96.8 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3