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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4951 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, % 38
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
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 3.9
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
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), % 19 to 22
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 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040