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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both S32654 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 57
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030