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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG3M Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG3M steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
58.9 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
9.0 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0