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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 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, % 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
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 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
81.8 to 88.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040