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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both EN 1.4886 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030