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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and ASTM A285 carbon 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 EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 14