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ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0