ASTM A302 Alloy Steel vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A302 alloy steel and EN 1.4945 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 to 190 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 19 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 280 | |
| 230 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
| 430 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 620 | |
| 640 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 390 | |
| 290 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1490 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 51 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.4 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.4 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 3.0 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 21 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 50 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 410 | |
| 210 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 14 to 16 |