ASTM A202 Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A202 steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A202 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 to 200 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 18 | |
| 45 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
| 290 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 410 | |
| 520 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 360 | |
| 320 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 96 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 350 | |
| 250 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 16 |