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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3M Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN3M steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
42.4 to 52.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
23 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030