ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. AISI 201 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and AISI 201 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
200 to 440 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
4.6 to 51 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
280 to 600 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
450 to 840 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
650 to 1450 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
300 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
880 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 53 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
2.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
61 to 340 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
230 to 2970 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
23 to 52 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
22 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
14 to 32 |