ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and AISI 384 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
| 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 20 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.26 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.25 to 100 | |
| 60.9 to 68 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |