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ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel vs. S31730 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and S31730 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and the bottom bar is S31730 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 81.6 to 88.3
52.4 to 61
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
15 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.010