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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both S32615 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 14