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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel

Both AISI 403 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8C steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
61.8 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040