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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
16
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
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 0.020
0 to 0.040