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ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 CN7MS steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 45.4 to 53.5
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 22 to 25
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030