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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4713 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4713 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 300
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
84

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
88.8 to 93
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015