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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40F steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
81.6 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.2 to 0.4