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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015