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ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 530
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
680
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.2 to 87.1
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8