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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A202 Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and ASTM A202 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A202 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
17 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
360 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
590 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
350 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
93 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
330 to 350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 20