EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel
Both EN 1.4412 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG8M steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 | |
| 280 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 67 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 30 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.4 to 69 | |
| 58.8 to 70 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 13 | |
| 9.0 to 13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |