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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16F steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
190
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 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.16
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
61.3 to 72.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.17
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040