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ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH10 steel and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 CH10 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 54.8 to 66
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1