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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030