EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel
Both EN 1.4451 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4451 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 370 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 450 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
| 17 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 39 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 | |
| 140 |
| 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 | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 25 to 27 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.8 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 56.2 to 64.6 | |
| 62.1 to 72.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.12 to 0.22 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |