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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both EN 1.4378 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CC50 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 340
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040