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ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel and S21600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.9 to 66.3
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 6.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030