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ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2 vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 340
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.3
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.3
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.013