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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel

Both EN 1.4401 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 1.4401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
470 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
490 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
790 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
690 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400 to 440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3 to 8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
1280 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
23 to 24

Comparable Variants