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EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both EN 1.4832 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4832 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 67.4
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), % 13 to 15
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040