ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and AISI 204 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 23 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 640 | |
| 320 to 720 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1080 | |
| 730 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1060 | |
| 380 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 740 | |
| 850 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 35 | |
| 35 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 12 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2900 | |
| 360 to 2940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 27 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 24 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 16 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 10.5 to 12.5 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.9 to 83.5 | |
| 69.6 to 76.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |