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EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel

Both EN 1.4852 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CK20 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 620
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 29.6 to 40.9
46.7 to 58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
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