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EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both EN 1.4980 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4980 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 780
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 58.5
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
6.0 to 8.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0