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ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. S32003 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and S32003 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% 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 S32003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 530
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1010
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
14
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
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
19.5 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.2 to 87.1
68.2 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020