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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.4905 stainless steel and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
710 to 790
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 460
1020 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1690 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
1100 to 1230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
3260 to 4080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
60 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
40 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
54 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0.55 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
97.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.3 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0