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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. AISI 201LN Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and AISI 201LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
25 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
340 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
740 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
350 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
230 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
310 to 1520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
27 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
67.9 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
6.4 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015