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ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and S15700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200 to 460
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.1 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
370 to 770
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
770 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

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
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
32 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.2 to 87.1
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
6.5 to 7.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030