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ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and EN 1.4429 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 F6b and the bottom bar is EN 1.4429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 530
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.2 to 87.1
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015