ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel vs. EN 1.4922 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel and EN 1.4922 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have 75% 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 CE8MN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4922 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 370 | |
| 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 720 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 40 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 | |
| 770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 6.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.17 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 22.5 to 25.5 | |
| 10 to 12.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 56 to 66.4 | |
| 83.5 to 88.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 4.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |