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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8M Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8M steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 CF8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

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
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
210
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
12

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
60.3 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
9.0 to 12
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