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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 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 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 300
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280
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
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0