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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5 are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 F5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 860
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
91.5 to 95.3
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 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030