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ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and EN 1.4162 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 EN 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 60
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 75
67.2 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
1.4 to 1.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015