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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and S32050 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 S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
17