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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and EN 1.4634 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4634 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
900
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
21
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
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
74.9 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050