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ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. S44627 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and S44627 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S44627 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 34
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
69.2 to 74.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020