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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 CN3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 39
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
41.4 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0.18 to 0.26
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 0.010