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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010