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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 304 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, % 8.0 to 43
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020