ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.4612 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
860 to 950 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
1010 to 1110 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
1690 to 1850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
1570 to 1730 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
790 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
16 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
50 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
190 to 210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
60 to 65 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
40 to 43 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
58 to 63 |