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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and AISI 304N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and the bottom bar is AISI 304N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
9.1 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
220 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
620 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
270 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
98 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
180 to 1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0.00050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 2.7 to 3.3
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
66.4 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0