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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both S21904 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 300
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 550
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3