EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel
Both EN 1.4832 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 CN3MN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 430 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 950 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 1.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 6.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 21 | |
| 46 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 3.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.6 to 67.4 | |
| 41.4 to 50.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 6.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 23.5 to 25.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.18 to 0.26 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |