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ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 CF16Fa steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 72.4
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.020