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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040