ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CN7M steel and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 CN7M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4404 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 190 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 44 | |
| 14 to 43 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 | |
| 220 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
| 600 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 | |
| 240 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 430 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 950 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 78 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 29 | |
| 26 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 110 to 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 140 to 800 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 20 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 22 | |
| 16.5 to 18.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 37.4 to 48.5 | |
| 62.8 to 71.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 27.5 to 30.5 | |
| 10 to 13 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |