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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A36 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and ASTM A36 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490 to 620
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620 to 700
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
99.25 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050