ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. ASTM A204 Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and ASTM A204 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A204 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
160 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
18 to 22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
200 to 220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
330 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
520 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
290 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
410 |
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 | 51 to 53 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
2.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
90 to 95 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
220 to 290 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
18 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
15 to 17 |