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ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 CF8C steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 73
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040