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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and EN 1.3543 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.5
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
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
79.1 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
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