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S40930 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

Both S40930 stainless steel and ASTM A283 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40930 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 15