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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.4729 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
80.4 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030