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EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both EN 1.4848 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 45.4 to 55.7
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
3.5 to 4.5
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 0.030