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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 EN 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
22 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
54.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
12 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040