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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
38.6 to 50.7
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
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6