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EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN Steel

Both EN 1.4308 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.9 to 74
56.6 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0