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EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.4122 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.4122 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 360
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 850
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 630
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
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 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520 to 1000
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 30
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.45
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 83.4
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
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