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ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel and EN 1.4541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 CK3MCuN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
65.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7