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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3V are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% 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 EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 340
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
2.8 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
94.4 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.9 to 1.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.015 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3