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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and ASTM A285 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 14