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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF3 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
60
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
16
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
62.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0