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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CK20 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
46.7 to 58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
19 to 22
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 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040