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EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.4000 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 88
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
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 0.015
0 to 0.040