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EN 1.4029 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

Both EN 1.4029 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.4029 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 400
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 930
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 740
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
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 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 120
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1410
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 34
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 82.8 to 87.6
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
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), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.040