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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3V are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
2.8 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
94.4 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
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