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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. AISI 430F Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and AISI 430F stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 430F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

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
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
79.2 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0