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EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel

Both EN 1.4028 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8C steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.4028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 930
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 96
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.7
61.8 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
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 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040