ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and AISI 305 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 A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 170 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 400 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 580 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 540 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 53 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 130 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 13 to 15 |