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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F11 Class 2

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F11 class 2 are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F11 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
3.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
95.8 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040