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EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4805 stainless steel and ASTM A285 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 14