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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both S64512 stainless steel and ASTM A285 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 S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
12 to 14