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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.4565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 22
35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 300
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
41.2 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015