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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
190 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
390 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
21 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
18 to 24

Comparable Variants