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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
81.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.040