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ASTM A514 Steel vs. AISI 301LN Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A514 steel and AISI 301LN 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 A514 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 250
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
23 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470 to 540
270 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490 to 520
450 to 670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 830
630 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690 to 770
270 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 440
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6 to 1.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21 to 25
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 57
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
220 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280 to 1590
180 to 1520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
22 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
14 to 24