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ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 F6b and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
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
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.2 to 87.1
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0