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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030