ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. AISI 410 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and AISI 410 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 33 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 ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and the bottom bar is AISI 410 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 190 to 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 16 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 190 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 47 to 48 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 520 to 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 | |
| 290 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
| 710 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 97 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 | |
| 210 to 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 18 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 14 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.1 to 88.4 | |
| 83.5 to 88.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |