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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 F3VCb and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

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
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0.00050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 2.7 to 3.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
65.1 to 72.5
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
10.5 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0
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