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ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 and EN 1.4596 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.3
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.3
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4