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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3M Steel

Both S40920 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN3M steel are iron alloys. They have 60% 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 S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
42.4 to 52.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
23 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0