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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and S28200 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
57.7 to 64.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030