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AISI 329 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both AISI 329 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 28
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 74
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 5.0
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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