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ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH10 steel and S32050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CH10 steel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
48
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 54.8 to 66
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020