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EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.4826 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4826 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

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 17
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 68.7
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040