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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and EN 1.4424 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
350 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
18 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
68.6 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015