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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both S21460 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0.15 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030