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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015