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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. AISI 310S Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and AISI 310S stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310S stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
34 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
190 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
48.3 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030