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ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel vs. EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and EN 1.4418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 CF8C steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
16 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
350 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
860 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
540 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
730 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
31 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
31 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 73
73.2 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015