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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 37
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
16
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
8.0 to 11
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 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.040