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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel

Both S46910 stainless steel and ASTM A302 alloy 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 S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 1020
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 1410
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
590 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
350 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.4 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20 to 21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48 to 50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
330 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
21 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
20 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
17 to 18

Comparable Variants