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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and S45500 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 26 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 S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
48 to 64