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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and AISI 431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
1.3 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030