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ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 1 vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F12 class 1 and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% 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 ASTM A182 grade F12 class 1 and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.3
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.4
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010