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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both EN 1.4659 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 49
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 54
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0