ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel vs. EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel and EN 1.4832 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4832 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1090 | |
| 950 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 76 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 45 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
| 48 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 49.5 to 56.3 | |
| 58.6 to 67.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 17.5 to 19.5 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.18 to 0.24 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |