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S44330 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel

Both S44330 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40F steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 S44330 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.5 to 79.7
81.6 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0