AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel
Both AISI 403 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 AISI 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 25 | |
| 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 340 | |
| 410 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 47 to 50 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 780 | |
| 880 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 570 | |
| 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 740 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 99 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 12 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 840 | |
| 1110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 28 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.6 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 29 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 84.7 to 88.5 | |
| 74.4 to 81 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |