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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF3 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
60
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
17 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
62.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040