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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4376 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4376 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
65.5 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015