ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and EN 1.4110 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4110 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
11 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
250 to 730 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
470 to 1030 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
770 to 1720 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
430 to 1330 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
790 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 53 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
2.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
8.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
33 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
90 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
480 to 4550 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
28 to 62 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
24 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
27 to 60 |