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EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel

Both EN 1.4948 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4948 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 48
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 75
59.9 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
4.8 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040