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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. S39274 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and S39274 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S39274 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 50
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
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
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
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
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
57 to 65.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.24 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0