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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and AISI 304L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.030