MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
59.9 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040