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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CC50 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040