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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
28
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
45.4 to 53.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
22 to 25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030