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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18 to 24