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ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG12 steel and EN 1.4424 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 CG12 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
350 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
18 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 70
68.6 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015