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ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 CK3MCuN steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030