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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and ASTM A302 alloy 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 EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
590 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
350 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2 to 7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.2 to 8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.4 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
20 to 21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48 to 50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
330 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 18