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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF3 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
60
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
17 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
62.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040