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ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 CC50 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
620 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
13
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 74
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030