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ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and S21600 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 26 to 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 190
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 310
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 480
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 260
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 91 to 180
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
15