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ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel vs. AISI 420F Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and AISI 420F stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 420F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 74
82.4 to 87.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.15 to 0.35