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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030