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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 CN7MS steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
45.4 to 53.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
22 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030