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ASTM A414 Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A414 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 A414 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 26
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 260
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 590
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49 to 50
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 130
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 330
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
11