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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A414 Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and ASTM A414 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 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
15 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
140 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
360 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
49 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2 to 7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3 to 8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
69 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
100 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 17