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ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
210 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49.2
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 34
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030