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ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2 vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 48% 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 N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 340
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.3
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.3
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 28
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 0.035