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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18 to 24