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ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. AISI 309 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and AISI 309 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 CT15C steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34 to 47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49.2
58 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 34
12 to 15
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030