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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN7M steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 CN7M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040