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ASTM A204 Steel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A204 steel and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 220
860 to 950
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 360
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 95
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
58 to 63

Comparable Variants