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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and N08926 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
330

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
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
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
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.010