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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
82.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040