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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 EN 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
62.1 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.2 to 0.4