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ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CK20 steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 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 CK20 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 37
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 58
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010