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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both EN 1.4710 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 360
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
6.7

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020