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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.2 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
81.4 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
0.5 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3