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ASTM A182 Grade F5 vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F5 and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% 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 F5 and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 340
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 91.5 to 95.3
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040