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ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 85% 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 CF3 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 60
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 75
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5