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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CC50 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040