EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel
Both EN 1.4874 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 | |
20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 | |
330 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 | |
510 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 560 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
760 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
27 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
7.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
2.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
29 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 34 | |
15 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 | |
670 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
7.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
25 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 22 | |
11.5 to 14 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 18.5 to 22 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 23 to 38.9 | |
82.1 to 88.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
0.15 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 22 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.65 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |