ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Cast Stainless Steel
Austenitic & General Stainless Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus200GPa
Tensile Strength540MPa
Yield Strength230MPa
Brinell Hardness160HB
Maximum Service Temperature980°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.16%
CR
18 to 21%
NI
9.0 to 12%
MO
0.4 to 0.8%
MN
0 to 1.5%
SI
0 to 2.0%
P
0 to 0.040%
S
0.2 to 0.4%
FE
62.1 to 72.4%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa
Elongation at Break
28 %
Fatigue Strength
170 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
77 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
540 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
230 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
160
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
300 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
420 °C
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
980 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1420 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1370 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
16 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
4.2 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
16 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
12 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.1 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.4 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
120 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
140 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
19 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
17 % relative
Embodied Carbon
3.3 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
47 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
47 MJ/kg 20 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
150 L/kg
Embodied Water
150 L/kg 18 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Cast Stainless Steel
Standards
ASTM A743 ASTM A743: Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application