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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
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
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015