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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
62.6 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0