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S44626 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both S44626 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44626 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.1 to 74.1
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0