ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. AISI 410Cb Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and AISI 410Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AISI 410Cb stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 200 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 180 to 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
| 50 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 340 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 550 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 310 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 730 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 52 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 to 19 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
| 97 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 70 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 240 to 1600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 20 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 20 to 35 |