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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8M Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8M steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
60.3 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0