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ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. S17700 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and S17700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 S17700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.0 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1180 to 1650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
430 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
15 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
460 to 3750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
42 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
39 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49.2
70.5 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 34
6.5 to 7.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
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