EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel
Both EN 1.3549 stainless steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
140 to 150 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 | |
420 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1420 to 1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
2.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
15 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
16 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
12 to 14 |