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ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB6 steel and EN 1.4541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 CB6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1110
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14 to 20

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
65.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7