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ASTM A369 Grade FP5 vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A369 grade FP5 and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 A369 grade FP5 and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6