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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both EN 1.4306 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020