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ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 CF20 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 74
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7