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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030