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EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both EN 1.4848 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 45.4 to 55.7
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040