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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both AISI 314 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030