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ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel and S64512 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4