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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F10

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F10 are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
8.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
7.0 to 9.0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
66.5 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030