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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 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, % 22
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
4.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
59.5 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.7 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.7 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040