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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3M Steel

Both EN 1.4306 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF3M steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
59.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
9.0 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040