Annealed S20910 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M3210 Cast Iron
Both annealed S20910 stainless steel and grade M3210 cast iron are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M3210 cast iron.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 230 | |
| 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 30 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 9.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 2.2 to 2.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 52.1 to 62.1 | |
| 93.6 to 96.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0.15 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.020 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.9 to 1.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.020 to 0.2 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |