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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both EN 1.4541 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. They have 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
22.5 to 25.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0