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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3V are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 F3V.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
2.8 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
94.4 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.015 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3