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EN 1.4443 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both EN 1.4443 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4443 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18 to 24