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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 46
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020