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ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and S31655 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 (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 S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
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
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 72.9 to 82
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.25
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 0.015