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ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG12 steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 70
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010