ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 6.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 430 | |
| 440 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 20 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.2 | |
| 3.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 84 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 46 | |
| 26 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
| 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 160 |
| 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 | 3.4 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 41.4 to 50.3 | |
| 53.4 to 63.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23.5 to 25.5 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.18 to 0.26 | |
| 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 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |