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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel

Both EN 1.4855 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN7M steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 610
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
27.5 to 30.5
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 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040