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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
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 0.015
0 to 0.030