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ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and EN 1.4560 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 81.2 to 87.1
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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