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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
770

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 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
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 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
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 2.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
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), % 79.1 to 83.6
59.9 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
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 0.030
0 to 0.040