ASTM A203 Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and ASTM A285 carbon steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 30 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
| 250 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 190 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 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 | 52 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 94 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 12 to 14 |