EN 1.4823 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel
Both EN 1.4823 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4823 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
370 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
730 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
510 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 450 | |
450 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
17 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
170 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 27 | |
36 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 | |
180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 | |
650 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
4.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 25 to 28 | |
24 to 27 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.9 to 70.7 | |
62.1 to 70.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
1.8 to 2.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 6.0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |