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EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both EN 1.4852 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 1.4852 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 620
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
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 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
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), % 29.6 to 40.9
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), % 33 to 36
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
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