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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel

Both S45000 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CK20 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 410
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
46.7 to 58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040