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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040