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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both S21603 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Shear Strength, MPa 490
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3