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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and EN 1.4020 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
13 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
340 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
16 to 23