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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel

Both AISI 201 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16F steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 440
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 600
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
61.3 to 72.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.17
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040