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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

Both S21904 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB30 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 300
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
72.9 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040