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EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN Steel

Both EN 1.4451 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4451 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
2.7 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 56.2 to 64.6
59.5 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.7 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
4.7 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.1 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 0.025
0 to 0.040