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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN7M steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
27.5 to 30.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
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