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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A36 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and ASTM A36 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
99.25 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0