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ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 CB30 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160
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
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.9 to 82
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1