ASTM A204 Steel vs. AISI 414 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A204 steel and AISI 414 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 414 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 430 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 360 | |
| 550 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 900 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 700 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 750 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 95 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
| 1260 to 1590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 32 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 27 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 33 to 35 |