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ASTM A414 Steel vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A414 steel and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A414 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 26
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 260
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 370
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 590
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
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
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 130
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 330
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
14