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ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 74
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5