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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. S44735 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and S44735 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is S44735 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
650
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
60.7 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
3.6 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0