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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and AISI 316L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 F3VCb and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
9.0 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
170 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
370 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0.00050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.7 to 3.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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