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EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both EN 1.4005 stainless steel and ASTM A225 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 EN 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 21
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 290
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
390 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 500
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
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 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 650
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
21 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
18 to 24

Comparable Variants