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ACI-ASTM CN3M Steel vs. S20910 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CN3M steel and S20910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN3M steel and the bottom bar is S20910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
230 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
14 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
310 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
780 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
430 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 80
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
460 to 1640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 42.4 to 52.5
52.1 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3