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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040