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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
62.6 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0