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AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F23

Both AISI 440B stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F23 are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F23.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 18
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 850
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1110
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1930
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1860
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 110
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 70
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 70
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.3
93.2 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3