ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 460 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 3.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.6 to 0.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 12.5 to 14.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.9 to 74 | |
| 82.7 to 87.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |