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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel

Both AISI 314 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
62.1 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4