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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4911 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
37

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
75.7 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4