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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and ASTM A285 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 14