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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 11
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 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040