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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020