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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both EN 1.4422 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4422 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, % 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.040