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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

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
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8