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ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 CF3MN steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 22
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 71.9
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.15 to 0.35