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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 570
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
18
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
10 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0