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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both S21460 stainless steel and ASTM A285 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 580
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 14