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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16F steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4526 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, % 25
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
61.3 to 72.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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