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ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel vs. AISI 347LN Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8 steel and AISI 347LN 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 347LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 55
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

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
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.0050 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
64.3 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030