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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 570
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
20
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
22 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
54.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
12 to 15
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0