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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both AISI 403 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 47 to 50
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020