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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and S64512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4