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ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel and AISI 205 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
410 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
800 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
450 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150 to 430
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
510 to 3060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 72.4
62.6 to 68.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
14 to 15.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030