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AISI 304H Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both AISI 304H stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 304H stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 74
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040