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ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. S82013 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and S82013 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S82013 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

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
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
19.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
70.5 to 77.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030