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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
2900
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
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020