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ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and AISI 422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% 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 CT15C steel and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
260 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
410 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49.2
81.9 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 34
0.5 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3