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ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and S35500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.9 to 82
73.2 to 77.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030