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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and S82012 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S82012 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
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

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
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050