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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030