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ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel and AISI 304 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22.5 to 25.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 56 to 66.4
66.5 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030