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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and S35000 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is S35000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
740 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
1300 to 1570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
660 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
28 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
1070 to 3360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
42 to 51

Comparable Variants