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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 EN 1.4404 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
14 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
240 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015