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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0