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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade K Steel

Both S44800 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade K steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade K steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
1.0 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
93.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 3.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010