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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4362 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4362 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
65.5 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015