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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4658 stainless steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
170 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 580
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730
230 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51 to 52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
18 to 19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46 to 47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
140 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16 to 19