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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
2.7 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
59.5 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
4.7 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040