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ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 26
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 290
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18 to 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 46 to 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 230
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
15