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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and EN 1.4462 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 (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 EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1060
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

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
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0