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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade J Steel

Both S46910 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade J steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 A372 grade J steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
200 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
17 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 1020
310 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 1410
410 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
650 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
430 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
420
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
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
500 to 1930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
21 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
96.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0

Comparable Variants