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ASTM A225 Steel vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A225 steel and EN 1.4848 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 A225 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 250
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 23
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 390
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 830
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 550
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24 to 25
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 170
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 820
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 24
11