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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
91.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030