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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.4

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
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040