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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 38
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
41.4 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0.18 to 0.26
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 0.010