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ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG12 steel and S24000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 70
61.5 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030