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ASTM A514 Steel vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A514 steel and AISI 205 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 250
210 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
11 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470 to 540
410 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490 to 520
560 to 850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 830
800 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690 to 770
450 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 440
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6 to 1.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21 to 25
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 57
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
150 to 430
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280 to 1590
510 to 3060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
16 to 29