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ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH10 steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CH10 steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.8 to 66
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030