AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both AISI 301L 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 320 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 50 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 530 | |
| 170 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 660 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1040 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 790 | |
| 230 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
| 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 | 15 | |
| 51 to 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 to 300 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 1580 | |
| 140 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 37 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 29 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 16 to 19 |