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ASTM A204 Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A204 steel and EN 1.4859 stainless 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 ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 220
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 95
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 290
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
11