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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and EN 1.4832 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4832 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
58.6 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
13 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030