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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3