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AISI 436 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both AISI 436 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 83.3
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030