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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040