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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB30 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
72.9 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040