S45500 Stainless Steel vs. K94200 Alloy
Both S45500 stainless steel and K94200 alloy are iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is K94200 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 11 | |
| 5.0 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 54 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 790 to 1090 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1370 to 1850 | |
| 500 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1240 to 1700 | |
| 270 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 5.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 190 | |
| 35 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 9.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 48 to 65 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 42 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 48 to 64 | |
| 49 to 70 |