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EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel

Both EN 1.4438 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16F steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4438 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.5
61.3 to 72.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 16
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.17
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040