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ASTM A414 Steel vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A414 steel and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 A414 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 180
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 26
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 260
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 370
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 590
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49 to 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 130
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 330
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13 to 20

Comparable Variants