EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A572 Steel
Both EN 1.4034 stainless steel and ASTM A572 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 EN 1.4034 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
18 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 400 | |
240 to 340 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 540 | |
300 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 900 | |
470 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 730 | |
330 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 770 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.7 | |
8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
2.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 94 | |
100 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 1370 | |
290 to 690 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 32 | |
17 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 27 | |
17 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
14 to 18 |