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ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
210 to 320
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
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.9 to 82
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030