ASTM A414 Steel vs. EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A414 steel and EN 1.4034 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A414 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 26 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 260 | |
| 230 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 370 | |
| 420 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 590 | |
| 690 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 390 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 50 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.3 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.4 | |
| 3.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 130 | |
| 81 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 330 | |
| 400 to 1370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 25 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 20 | |
| 22 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 24 to 32 |