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ASTM A182 Grade FR vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade FR and AISI 303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade FR and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
40 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
230 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
430 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
600 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
230 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
140 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.3
67.3 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.2
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.35