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AISI 430FSe Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel

Both AISI 430FSe stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF3 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 430FSe stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
60
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 79.5 to 84
62.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040