AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel
Both AISI 415 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 260 | |
| 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 430 | |
| 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 50 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 | |
| 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 780 | |
| 750 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 35 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1250 | |
| 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.4 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 33 | |
| 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 14 | |
| 11.5 to 14 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.8 to 84 | |
| 81.8 to 88.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |