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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A414 Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and ASTM A414 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 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
15 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
140 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
360 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
69 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
100 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 17