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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CC50 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040