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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A414 Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and ASTM A414 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.4594 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, % 11 to 17
15 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490 to 620
140 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620 to 700
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
360 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
49 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2 to 7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3 to 8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
69 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
100 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
11 to 17