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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3