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S66286 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both S66286 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 410
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 670
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 780
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 200
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1150
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
6.0 to 8.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0