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ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and EN 1.4958 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% 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 CA40F steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.6 to 88.3
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5