ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4421 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
380 to 520 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
880 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
620 to 950 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
870 |
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 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
10 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
36 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
120 to 140 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
960 to 2270 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
31 to 39 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
26 to 30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
31 to 39 |