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ASTM A202 Steel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A202 steel and EN 1.4378 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A202 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 18
14 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
340 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 410
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 670
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 360
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 96
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 350
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
16 to 23

Comparable Variants