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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and S21460 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 S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
17