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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020