ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel vs. EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel and EN 1.4805 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
| 140 | 
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 | 
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 9.0 | 
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 130 | 
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 | 
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 | 
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 490 | 
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 250 | 
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 310 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 420 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1040 | |
| 1000 | 
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 | 
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1350 | 
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 | 
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 | 
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 | 
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 26 | 
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 | 
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 4.7 | 
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 66 | 
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 180 | 
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
| 22 | 
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 37 | 
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 150 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 | 
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 17 | 
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 | 
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 3.7 | 
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 11 | 
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 | 
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 19 to 23 | 
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 | 
| Iron (Fe), % | 45.4 to 53.5 | |
| 44.9 to 56.8 | 
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 | 
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 | 
| Nickel (Ni), % | 22 to 25 | |
| 23 to 27 | 
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 | 
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 | 
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |