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ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and S82012 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49.2
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 1.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 34
0.8 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050