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ASTM A182 Grade F36 vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F36 and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F36 and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.1
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.3
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.045
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0