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EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2

Both EN 1.4640 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 250
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 460
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 650
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250 to 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0.8 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.4 to 73.6
96.4 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 4.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040