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ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel vs. EN 1.4571 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8 steel and EN 1.4571 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately 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 1.4571 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 55
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
950
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
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
130 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
61.7 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
10.5 to 13.5
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7