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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
62.1 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4