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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

Both S32101 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
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 0.030
0 to 0.040