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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Calcium (Ca), % 0.00050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 2.7 to 3.3
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15