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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. N08535 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and N08535 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 N08535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
29.4 to 44.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 36.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030