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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG8M steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 37
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
220
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
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
58.8 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
9.0 to 13
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