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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and EN 1.3967 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 26 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 A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3967 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1070
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
15