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ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 CA40F steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.6 to 88.3
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.020