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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and S45500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0.00050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 2.7 to 3.3
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0.8 to 1.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0