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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040