EN 1.4313 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel
Both EN 1.4313 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.4313 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 to 510 | |
| 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 to 1000 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 910 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 780 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.4 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 34 | |
| 34 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 150 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 870 to 2100 | |
| 1000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 11.5 to 14 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.5 to 84.2 | |
| 78.4 to 84.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |