ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel vs. EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CT15C steel and EN 1.4857 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 EN 1.4857 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
150 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
6.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 560 | |
440 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
1370 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
1320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
1.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
34 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.1 | |
5.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 88 | |
81 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
220 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
26 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 | |
28 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 93 | |
150 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
3.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0.3 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
24 to 27 |
Iron (Fe), % | 40.3 to 49.2 | |
31.4 to 41.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 1.5 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 31 to 34 | |
33 to 36 |
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 | |
1.0 to 2.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |