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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

Both EN 1.4597 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
82.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040