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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8M Steel

Both S82012 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8M steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
60.3 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040