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S31260 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both S31260 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31260 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 67.6
54.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
12 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.1 to 0.5
0