ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. AISI 202 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and AISI 202 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 202 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 210 to 300 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 700 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 310 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 940 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 250 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 25 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 15 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.9 to 82 | |
| 63.5 to 71.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 7.5 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |