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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
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
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030