ASTM A209 Steel vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A209 steel and EN 1.4913 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 A209 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 14 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 200 | |
| 320 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 310 | |
| 550 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
| 870 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 250 | |
| 480 to 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 700 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 97 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
| 130 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 600 to 1860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 6.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 31 to 34 |