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ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. AISI 302B Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and AISI 302B stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 302B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

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
65.7 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030