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ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CF3 steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 60
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 75
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.013