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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and AISI 317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 317 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
35 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
250 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
210 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
150 to 430
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 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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