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AISI 436 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both AISI 436 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 AISI 436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 83.3
54.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 15
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040