ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel vs. N08031 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and N08031 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 640 | |
| 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1080 | |
| 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1060 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 460 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 740 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 7.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 35 | |
| 96 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 12 | |
| 52 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2900 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 10.5 to 12.5 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.9 to 83.5 | |
| 29 to 36.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 30 to 32 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |