ASTM A204 Steel vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A204 steel and AISI 440A stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 5.0 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 270 to 790 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 360 | |
| 450 to 1040 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 730 to 1790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 420 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 760 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 95 | |
| 87 to 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 26 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 23 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 6.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 26 to 65 |