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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040