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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel

Both S20910 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 290
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 460
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
17 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
58.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0