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ASTM A514 Steel vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A514 steel and AISI 304L stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 250
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470 to 540
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490 to 520
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 830
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690 to 770
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 440
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6 to 1.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21 to 25
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 57
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280 to 1590
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
12 to 25