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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

Both EN 1.4306 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
82.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040