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ASTM A182 Grade F5a vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F5a and S15700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 F5a and the bottom bar is S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
200 to 460
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.1 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
370 to 770
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450
770 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
32 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 91.4 to 95.6
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
6.5 to 7.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030