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ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and AISI 316N 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.0 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
230 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
61.9 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030