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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030