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ASTM A369 Grade FPB vs. AISI 445 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A369 grade FPB and AISI 445 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A369 grade FPB and the bottom bar is AISI 445 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 99.61
74.9 to 80.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.29 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.012