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ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and S46910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
270 to 630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2