ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and EN 1.4306 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 190 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 14 to 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 190 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
| 580 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
| 210 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 460 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 34 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 110 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 110 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23.5 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 51.9 to 62.1 | |
| 64.8 to 72 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 10 to 12 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |