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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both S36200 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S36200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 4.6
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 570
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 960 to 1240
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 51
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2380 to 3930
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0