ASTM A182 Grade F22V vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb
Both ASTM A182 grade F22V and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F22V and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 | |
| 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
| 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.2 | |
| 4.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 35 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 61 | |
| 64 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.6 | |
| 6.3 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 | |
| 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.00050 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.11 to 0.15 | |
| 0.1 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 2.7 to 3.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.6 to 96.4 | |
| 93.8 to 95.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.015 to 0.070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |