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ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel vs. EN 1.4443 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8 steel and EN 1.4443 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 CF8 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4443 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 55
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
60.4 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030