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S24000 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel

Both S24000 stainless steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S24000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
21 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
170 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
34 to 43
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
230 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18 to 19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46 to 47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
140 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 19