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ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and EN 1.4630 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 CA15M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
77.1 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8