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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 8.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0