K93603 Alloy vs. ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel

Both K93603 alloy and ACI-ASTM CE30 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is K93603 alloy and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE30 steel.

UNS K93603 Low Expansion Alloy ACI-ASTM CE30 (J93423) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		490 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		25
Base Metal Price, % relative		19

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		66
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		49

Embodied Water, L/kg		120
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.1
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.3

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 30

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		61.8 to 64
Iron (Fe), %		55.1 to 66

Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		36
Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 11

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), %		0