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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and ASTM A283 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
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 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
51 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 15