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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 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 A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
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 7.9
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 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
17