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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020