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ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel and EN 1.4988 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 72.4
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85