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N08031 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both N08031 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 52
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 36.9
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030