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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020