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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4612 stainless steel and ASTM A283 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 860 to 950
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1010 to 1110
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
100 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
11 to 15

Comparable Variants