EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both EN 1.4034 stainless steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 400 | |
| 170 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 540 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 900 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 730 | |
| 230 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 770 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 51 to 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.7 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 94 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 1370 | |
| 140 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 32 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 27 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 16 to 19 |