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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
18
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 46
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
2.7 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
59.5 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
1.7 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
4.7 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040