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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and EN 1.4945 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 (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 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
19 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
230 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
57.9 to 65.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5