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ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH10 steel and S46800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 CH10 steel and the bottom bar is S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 54.8 to 66
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3