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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and AISI 316L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
9.0 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300
370 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030