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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A204 Steel

Both S45000 stainless steel and ASTM A204 steel are iron alloys. 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 S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A204 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 410
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
18 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
200 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 590 to 830
330 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
290 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420 to 1430
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 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
90 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
220 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
15 to 17