MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

N08801 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

Both N08801 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 N08801 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 630
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.3
82.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.75 to 1.5
0