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ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2 vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 and AISI 301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 2 and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
7.4 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210 to 600
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
410 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.3
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.3
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030