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ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and S30615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 60
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
17 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 75
56.7 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030