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ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 72.4
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.013