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S44700 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

Both S44700 stainless steel and ASTM A283 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 15