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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
41.4 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.18 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010