ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. AWS ENiCrFe-2
ACI-ASTM CA15M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 14 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.1 to 88.4 | |
| 0 to 12 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 62 to 85 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 4.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |