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ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG8M steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
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
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 58.8 to 70
65.3 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
9.0 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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7