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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.040