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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel

Both S44535 stainless steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
230 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51 to 52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.1 to 8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
18 to 19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46 to 47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
140 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 19