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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 1

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F12 class 1 are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 860
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
52

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
96.8 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045