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ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB6 steel and EN 1.4378 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
14 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
340 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1110
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 81
61.2 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
11.5 to 14.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030