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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
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 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
19