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EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both EN 1.4837 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 53.4 to 63.7
81.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040