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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel

Both S46500 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 680
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
58.1 to 65.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0