ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. EN 1.4823 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and EN 1.4823 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4823 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 3.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 | |
| 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 43 | |
| 27 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 840 | |
| 200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 4.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.1 to 65.9 | |
| 60.9 to 70.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 3.0 to 6.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |