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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
22
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3