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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0