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ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 26 to 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 190
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 310
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 480
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 260
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
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
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 91 to 180
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
17