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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both S32615 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
17
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040