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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
65.1 to 72.5
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
10.5 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030