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ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
14
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 46
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.4 to 50.3
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.26
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030