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AISI 329 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

Both AISI 329 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 329 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 28
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 74
82.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040