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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and EN 1.4550 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 EN 1.4550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
940
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
15
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
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

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
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
64.9 to 74
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
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
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