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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N 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 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020