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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A414 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
15 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
140 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
360 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.2 to 7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.3 to 8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
69 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
100 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
11 to 17