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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel

Both EN 1.4003 stainless steel and ASTM A514 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 EN 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
470 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
490 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
790 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
690 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400 to 440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3 to 8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1280 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 24