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ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and S30530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
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
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
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
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
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
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.9 to 82
58.4 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030