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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG3M Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG3M steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
58.9 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
9.0 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040