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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel

Both S20431 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF16F 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 S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
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
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
61.3 to 72.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.17
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040