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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. S44660 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and S44660 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 70% 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 S44660 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
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
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
60.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0.2 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0