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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both N08904 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 N08904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
17
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040