EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and ASTM A302 alloy steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 to 210 | |
180 to 190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 34 | |
20 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 330 | |
250 to 280 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 440 | |
370 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 690 | |
590 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 490 | |
350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
39 to 51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
7.2 to 7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
8.2 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
2.4 to 3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
7.8 to 7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
1.5 to 1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
20 to 21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
110 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 610 | |
330 to 410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
21 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
20 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
10 to 14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
17 to 18 |