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S43940 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN Steel

Both S43940 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 S43940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 540
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 82.1
59.5 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0