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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
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 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
22.5 to 25.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040