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ASTM A372 Grade F Steel vs. S82013 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade F steel and S82013 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 A372 grade F steel and the bottom bar is S82013 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
19.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.9
70.5 to 77.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030