ASTM A225 Steel vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A225 steel and EN 1.4415 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 A225 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4415 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 23 | |
17 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 390 | |
470 to 510 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 520 | |
520 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 830 | |
830 to 930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
730 to 840 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
790 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
19 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
9.9 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 to 25 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 170 | |
150 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 580 to 820 | |
1350 to 1790 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 29 | |
29 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 25 | |
25 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
5.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 24 | |
30 to 34 |