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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN Steel

Both S41050 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
56.6 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0