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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both EN 1.4807 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 600
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040