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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3