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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

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 9.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040