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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CK20 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 CK20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
46.7 to 58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0