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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

Both S82012 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
62.6 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020