MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and EN 1.3975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 73
58.2 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030