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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A203 Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and ASTM A203 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 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
290 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5 to 8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.2 to 4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.6 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
21 to 23
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
50 to 52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
230 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 17