ASTM A202 Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A202 steel and EN 1.4962 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 1.4962 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 to 200 | |
| 190 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 18 | |
| 22 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
| 210 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 410 | |
| 420 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 630 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 360 | |
| 260 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 96 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 350 | |
| 170 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 14 to 16 |