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ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 640
320 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1060
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2900
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 83.5
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25