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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and ASTM A266 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
170 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51 to 52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.1 to 8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18 to 19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46 to 47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
140 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16 to 19