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ACI-ASTM CF8M Steel vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8M steel and AISI 334 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF8M steel and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 71
55.7 to 62.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6