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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 50
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 350
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 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 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
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), % 9.0 to 12
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0