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ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 79% 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 S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 530
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1080
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
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
260
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

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.2 to 87.1
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030