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ASTM A182 Grade F23 vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F23 and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 F23 and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
17 to 40
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 360
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 96.2
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0