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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M 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 EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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