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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040