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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. AISI 410 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and AISI 410 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 410 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
190 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40
47 to 48
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
520 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
290 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
97 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
210 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
18 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
83.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030