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ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010