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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and EN 1.4490 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4490 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
61.7 to 70.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030