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ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel and AISI 304N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
190 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.1 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
220 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
620 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 870
270 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
98 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1920
180 to 1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.6
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.28
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 85.8
66.4 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0