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ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CK20 steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 CK20 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 37
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 58
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030