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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB30 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
72.9 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040