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ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF16F steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 ACI-ASTM CF16F steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.3 to 72.8
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.17
0 to 0.045
Selenium (Se), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015