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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A414 Steel

Both AISI 409 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 AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
15 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
140 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
360 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
49 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
69 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
100 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 17