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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and EN 1.4541 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
14 to 20

Comparable Variants