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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

Both S15500 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3V are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 40
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.050 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
2.8 to 3.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
94.4 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.015 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3