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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel

Both S21800 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH10 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
20
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
150
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 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
54.8 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
12 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040