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EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

Both EN 1.4116 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 EN 1.4116 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
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
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
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
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0