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AISI 321H Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel

Both AISI 321H stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CE30 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 321H stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 65.4 to 74
55.1 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0