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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel

Both S21460 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
21
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
58.1 to 65.9
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040