ASTM A209 Steel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A209 steel and EN 1.4378 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A209 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 150 | |
190 to 340 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
14 to 34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 200 | |
340 to 550 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 310 | |
510 to 680 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
760 to 1130 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 250 | |
430 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
910 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
39 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
150 to 220 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
470 to 2370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
28 to 41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
24 to 31 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
16 to 23 |