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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. S17700 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and S17700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S17700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.0 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
290 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
1180 to 1650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
430 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

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
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
15 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
460 to 3750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
42 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
39 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
70.5 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030