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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
58.1 to 65.9
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040