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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. AISI 409 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and AISI 409 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 CH20 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 409 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
84.9 to 89.5
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75