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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040