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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel

Both AISI 431 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 610
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710 to 1040
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 2770
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030