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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and ASTM A302 alloy 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
590 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
39 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2 to 7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.2 to 8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.4 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
20 to 21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
48 to 50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
330 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 18