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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and EN 1.4854 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015