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EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both EN 1.3967 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3967 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1070
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 50.3 to 57.8
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 17
3.5 to 4.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030