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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1