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S42035 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both S42035 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 S42035 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15.5
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 78.1 to 85
81.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0