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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
510

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
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 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