ACI-ASTM CN3M Steel vs. EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CN3M steel and EN 1.4807 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN3M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
4.5 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
480 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 430 | |
600 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
1000 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
15 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
1.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
1.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
39 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
6.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
97 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
190 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 38 | |
19 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
18 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 89 | |
160 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.4 | |
3.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.3 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22 | |
17 to 20 |
Iron (Fe), % | 42.4 to 52.5 | |
36.6 to 46.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
34 to 36 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
1.0 to 2.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |