ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel vs. EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel and EN 1.4845 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4845 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 38 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 450 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1040 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 4.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 61 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 45.4 to 53.5 | |
| 48.2 to 57 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 22 to 25 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |