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ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 72.4
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030