EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel
Both EN 1.4826 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16F steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4826 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16F steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 | |
| 50 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 430 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 950 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 17 | |
| 18 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 39 | |
| 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 23 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.4 to 68.7 | |
| 61.3 to 72.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.17 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |