EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel
Both EN 1.4874 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
160 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 | |
39 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 | |
230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
340 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 560 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
1040 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
5.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
71 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 34 | |
28 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
170 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 | |
140 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
3.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 22 | |
18 to 20 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 18.5 to 22 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 23 to 38.9 | |
45.4 to 53.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
2.5 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 22 | |
22 to 25 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |