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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030