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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
81.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040