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ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
14
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
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.6 to 88.3
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0