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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.4518 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, % 34
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
59.5 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
1.7 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.7 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040