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ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and AISI 310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 60
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
240 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 75
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030