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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4541 stainless steel and ASTM A285 carbon 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 EN 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
12 to 14

Comparable Variants