EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel
Both EN 1.4913 stainless steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 22 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 480 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 590 | |
| 280 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 980 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 850 | |
| 220 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 700 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 24 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 97 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 160 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 600 to 1860 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 35 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 28 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.5 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 34 | |
| 12 to 14 |