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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
62.6 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020