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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel

Both EN 1.4905 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG8M steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
58.8 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0