ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and ACI-ASTM CE30 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE30 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 560 | |
| 460 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.1 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 88 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 | |
| 59 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 93 | |
| 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 3.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 40.3 to 49.2 | |
| 55.1 to 66 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 31 to 34 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |