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ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and S31100 stainless 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 ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 26
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 290
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51 to 52
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1 to 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18 to 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 46 to 47
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 230
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
28