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ASTM A182 Grade F5a vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F5a and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.4 to 95.6
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020