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ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and AISI 403 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
16 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
530 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
280 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
99

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840
210 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 65.9
84.7 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030