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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and S35315 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 CA40 steel and the bottom bar is S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030