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ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and EN 1.4912 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 1.4912 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.2 to 87.1
64.6 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
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