MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB6 steel and S45500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
620
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 81
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4