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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both EN 1.4931 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.3