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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both S44800 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 45
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030