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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB30 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 439 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
72.9 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0