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ACI-ASTM CG3M Steel vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG3M steel and AISI 301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG3M steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
7.4 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210 to 600
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 70
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030