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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25