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ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
320 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
500

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
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49.2
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 34
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
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 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25