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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4749 stainless steel and ASTM A283 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 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11 to 15