ASTM A203 Steel vs. EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and EN 1.3967 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3967 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
200 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
240 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
1070 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
4.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
66 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
310 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
15 |