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ACI-ASTM CG3M Steel vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG3M steel and AISI 304L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 CG3M steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 70
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
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