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ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and EN 1.4541 stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 26
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 200
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 290
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
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 51 to 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1 to 8.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18 to 19
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 46 to 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 230
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
14 to 20

Comparable Variants