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ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. AISI 436 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and AISI 436 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 436 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49.2
77.8 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 34
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030