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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 80
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030